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. 2015 Dec 21;5:18495. doi: 10.1038/srep18495

Table 4. Statistical tests of publication bias.

  Begg’s test
Egger’s test
z value P value bias P value
Visceral fat 1.83 0.067 −0.5812 0.392
Subcutaneous fat −0.96 0.337 −0.9006 0.362
Total fat 0.42 0.677 −1.1902 0.398
Fat mass percentage 0.19 0.851 −0.6610 0.617
Leg/lower extremity fat −1.05 0.293 −6.1400 0.015
Body mass index −0.39 0.695 −0.9814 0.296
Waist circumference −0.08 0.935 −1.0613 0.186
Hip circumference −0.27 0.788 −0.3973 0.763
Waist/Hip circumference 0.05 0.956 −0.0496 0.972
Waist circumference to height ratio −0.19 0.851 −0.1624 0.911
Leg to trunk ratio −0.68 0.497 −0.4371 0.956
Trunk fat 0.45 0.652 −3.6389 0.026